G8 Summit Security C/Supt. L.T. HICKMAN OIC G8 Summit Security Operations Briefing
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G8 Summit Security
C/Supt. L.T. HICKMAN
OIC G8 Summit Security Operations
Briefing
Slide 1Mr. Robert FOWLER
(The Prime Minister's Office):
“This will be a different kind of
Summit, NOT just a Summit
done differently.”
Slide 2The Challenge
• A Fully Integrated Policing Platform
• RCMP - Royal Canadian Mounted Police
• CPS - Calgary Police Service
• DND - Department of National Defence
• Size and Scope of Mission Demands that
Organizations With Different Mandates and
Philosophies be Brought Together For a
Common Cause
Slide 3The RCMP
– IPP Responsibility and Accountability
– Public Order and Policing
Responsibility in RCMP jurisdiction
(Provincial & Federal )
– Backup to CPS
Slide 4CPS
• Public Order and Policing Responsibility
in the City of Calgary
• Fully Integrated Pre-Event Planning
Team
• Back up to the RCMP
Slide 5DND
• Unprecedented cooperation between DND and RCMP
• Possible “template” for future Major Events
• Increased role for DND within the Blue Zone
• DND support included:
– Air Movement of IPPs
– Air Threat
– Blue Zone Security
– Light Armoured Vehicles (LAV IIIs)
– NBCR Device Detection, Decontamination
– Military Intelligence
– Other
Slide 6The Framework
• The escalation of violent protest
• The spectre of Terror
• Legal considerations
– Accountability to the public
– The Hughes Report / Lessons Learned
Slide 7The Challenge of
Accountability
• G8 Summit Security Operating in a
Different Milieu, Created By:
– Larger scale protests, more violent
protests
– The APEC Inquiry/Hughes Report
Slide 8The G8 Summit:
A Test For Law Enforcement
• Awareness from the outset that the
RCMP/CPS response to planning and
operations will reflect our capacity to
learn from the past and avoid repeating
past mistakes
Slide 9Hughes Commission:
Relationship with the
Government of Canada
• A “Retreat Like Setting” can’t be expected on
a University Campus
• RCMP should ensure that: “generous
opportunity will be afforded for peaceful
protesters to see and be seen…”
• The five guiding principles . . .
As enunciated by Justice Hughes in the APEC
Commission for Public Complaints Interim Report,
and accepted with by RCMP Commissioner
Zaccardelli
Slide 10Hughes Commission:
Guiding Principles
• When performing law enforcement functions,
the RCMP is entirely independent of the
federal government and answerable only to
the law.
• When performing other functions, the RCMP
is not entirely independent, but is accountable
to the federal government.
• In all situations the RCMP is accountable to
the law and the courts.
Slide 11Hughes Commission:
Guiding Principles
• The RCMP is solely responsible for weighing
security requirements against Charter Rights.
Their conduct will violate the Charter if they
give inadequate weight to Charter Rights
• RCMP action is deemed entirely
inappropriate if the action is in response to
Government direction contrary to law.
– The RCMP cannot unjustifiably infringe on
Charter Rights.
Slide 12Charter Rights:
A Balancing Act
• Section 2 outlines fundamental
freedoms
– In particular 2(b), Freedom of thought, belief,
opinion and expression
• Section 1 establishes limited opportunity
for the state to infringe on these
freedoms
– Reasonable limits must be “demonstrably justified”
– Based on responsibility to protect IPPs
Slide 13Philosophical
Framework
• Mission, Vision and Values underline
commitment to these Rights and
Responsibilities
• Seven goals include “To protect the
democratic rights of individuals guaranteed
under the Canadian Charter of Rights and
Freedoms to freedom of opinion, expression,
association and assembly in a lawful
manner.”
Slide 14Mission
• The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) and
the Calgary Police Service (CPS) will optimize public
safety, preserve the peace, enforce the law and
provide quality service in partnership with our
communities while upholding the fundamental
freedom of peaceful demonstrators. We value the
right of free expression in a lawful, peaceful and
responsible manner and will maintain appropriate
communication with the public on relevant safety and
planning issues related to the G8 Summit.
Slide 15Vision
• The vision of the G8 Summit Security team is to
develop an integrated policing platform that will
minimize fear through planning education and
communication. We will actively seek community
input to determine policing priorities and uphold the
democratic rights of all. Our vision also recognizes
that Kananaskis Country is a precious and unique
wilderness area and we will work collaboratively to
preserve and protect this environment.
Slide 16Values
• Honesty
• Integrity
• Respect
• Compassion
• Accountability
• Professionalism
• Commitment
• Courage
Slide 17Goals (a)
• To work cooperatively to provide a safe
and peaceful environment;
• To protect the heads of state, their
families and G8 delegates; the general
public, including activists, emergency
service personnel and police;
• To protect the democratic rights
guaranteed under the Charter;
Slide 18Goals (b)
• To strengthen partnerships with the
community, private enterprise, volunteer
groups and policing partners through
open communication
• To minimize environmental impact;
• To communicate with communities;
• To provide enhanced traffic control.
Slide 19Kananaskis:
A “Retreat”
• Attempt to impose “retreat-like” setting
on UBC campus was flawed
• Selection of Kananaskis addresses
need for a retreat
• Logistical challenges
– For Police
– For Protesters
Slide 20Slide 21
Slide 22
DELTA LODGE AT KANANASKIS
Philosophy of the
Security Zones
• The Zones are structured to maximize the
security of delegates, security staff, and
citizens while, at the same time, respecting
the Charter Rights of all persons
• Four levels of zones represents a “Measured
Response” to security parameters
• Objective is to have the least possible effect
on surrounding communities
• All zone related issues reviewed and
authorized by a Committee of Legal
Consultants
Slide 24Security Zones
• Breadth necessitated by intelligence:
– Proliferation of hand-held RPGs
– Looming threat of Chemical/Biological attack
• Legally justified by
– Common Law;
– The Security Offences Act;
– The RCMP Act
– Bill C 35: A Comment
Slide 25Red Zone
Heli drop point
Slide 26Blue Zone Blue Zone
Boundary – 6.5 Nakiska
km radius from
Delta
Kananaskis
Lodge EMS
Heliport
Kananaskis
Village
Boundary
Ranch
Golf CourseAdvance Warning Check Points
List of Closed Facilities
(95% Open to Public)
• Kananaskis Golf Course
• Nakiska Ski Area
• Mount Lorrette Day Use
• Sundance Lodge
• Beaver Pond Day use
• Ribbon Creek Hostel/Day
Use
• Kananaskis Village
• Boundary Ranch
• Mt. Kidd R.V. Park
• Evan Thomas Day Use
• Wedge Pond Day Use
• Galatea Day Use
• Kovacs PondProtester
Accommodation
• Regarded by Legal Support Group as
essential for validity of security zones
• A Comment on “Line of Sight”
• Recommendation of Hughes Report
• Summit Security adopts Long Term approach
to issue of Accommodation Measures
– Community Relations Group
– A Measured Tactical Response
Slide 30CRG: A New Way ...
• Integrated Unit headed by Insps. Jean Yves LEMOINE
(RCMP) and John MIDDLETON-HOPE (CPS);
• RCMP contingent has various mandates:
– Aboriginal Liaison Unit;
– Activist Liaison Unit;
– Business/Community Relations;
– Outreach Program (cooperative initiative with DFAIT)
• Based on lessons of past events (see Hughes Report) the
CRG has spearheaded a new approach;
• Intensive research by Sgt. Mike O’RIELLY in Conflict
Resolution has lent academic credibility to this process.
Slide 31Outreach Program:
Four Key Principles
• Transparency
• Engagement
• Coordination
• Partnership
Slide 32Accommodation
Measures
• Considered a variety of measures to
assist protesters and meet obligations
under Section 2(b)
– A sound stage at Highways 1 and 40
– A live video feed from protest areas to the
Summit Site
– Creation of a “zone within a zone” for
protesters to have a “line of sight” to
Summit venue
Slide 33A Measured Response
• Entire approach to protest has undergone a
transformation;
• Built on foundation of “pre negotiation”
• Police response will echo protest
• Measured Response better reflects the
RCMP “Incident Management Intervention
Model”
• Advent of “Tactical Bikes” and “Soft Hats”
Slide 34DND “ADAT” Emplacement
Slide 35Tactical Bicycles
Slide 36Freedom of Expression
on Govt Property
• The scales of Justice: An appropriate
symbol
• Section 2(b) Charter Rights balanced
against Section 1 priorities
• Limits discussed in The Committee for
the Commonwealth of Canada v.
Canada (1991)
Slide 37The Oakes Test
• R. v. OAKES (1986)
• Also known as the “proportionality” test
• Criteria required to justify Charter infringement:
– Objective must be of sufficient importance to
warrant overriding a protected right;
– Measure limiting Charter right “rationally
connected to intended objective”;
– Measure must “minimally impair” Charter right;
– Effects of measures “proportional” to the
significance of the objective
Slide 38The Solidarity
Village
• Issue of Private Ownership affects G8
Summit
• Negotiations between Solidarity Village
organizers and Nakoda Nation
• No direct RCMP involvement in
eventual decision by First Nation to
exclude demonstrators
Slide 39The Facilitation
Question
• Is the RCMP obligated to create the
“generous opportunity to see and be
seen”
• Do facilitation efforts establish legal
precedent?
Slide 40Private Property Rights
• Law Enforcement agencies become a
bystander
• Example during G8 included efforts to
establish Solidarity Village within City of
Calgary, proposal by demonstrators to use
Provincial Campground at Bow Valley
• Until matter resolved by the courts, law
enforcement cannot intervene
Slide 41Private Property
• Private landowners free to impose
restrictions on use of their lands;
• Municipal/Provincial/Federal Governments
also impose restrictions by legislation;
• These restrictions subject to Charter
challenge
• A Trend?
– More extensive use of private property could
be explored for future events
Slide 42Questions or Concerns
Prepared for C/Supt. Lloyd HICKMAN
By Cpl. R.M. McGINNIS and Cst. W.P. ORMSHAW
G8 Operation Planning Coordination Group
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